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Subway Guitars
1800 Cedar Street
Berkeley, California 94703
(510) 841-4106
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Years ago, the guys would clean up the shop and just stuff a truck full of old guitars -- things that were either duplications or things they just didn't like -- and send it down to the warehouse. And, of course, with Berkeley's history of anarchy -- they just PILED IT IN THERE! In some places, the six-pack boxes and cases create piles 30 feet high. There's a big ladder there and I told one of my buddies that he could just climb up there and DIVE into the pile; whatever he comes up with in his teeth I said he could keep!
Another of my old buddies -- "Skip the Zip" -- notorious for having HUGE piles of liquidations and guitar dookie, entered the warehouse, looked around for a few minutes, then came out shaking his head saying: "This is obscene Fatdog -- OBSCENE!"
I said, "Come on dude, let's take a look at this cool old shit!
He said, "I can't even do it...."
Anyhow, this excavation is a true herculean task. Along with 2000+ guitars, there are hundreds of old speakers -- which I hope to get model numbers on -- thousands of guitar necks, bodies, and all sorts of parts. There are even rolls of naugahide that covered old Mesa Boogie amps or even tweed Fender amps. This isn't repro stuff. There are old guitar catalogs, zillions of tuning gears, bridges and pickups.
Stay in touch with this warehouse section. We'll continually add to it and you might find your "Holy Grail" that was some old piece of Subway dookie....
Sometimes when I'm looking for shit down there, I'll open a case and go: "What the hell is this Gretsch Anniversary doing here!" or "A Fender Mustang!" Well, years ago, if there were too many Stangs or Wretches on the racks, these guys would take some funky ones and say: "Get them out of here; ship them down to the warehouse!" So I myself am in awe, even though it's an exhausting task.
| NUMBER | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| 429A | Dean ML. Neck through, non-trem. Ebony board. |
| 429B | Dean ML with flame cap and floyd. |
| 430A | Dean V with trem and ebony board | .
| 430B | Dean V with trem and ebony board. |
| 431A | Dean ML. Ebony board and floyd. |
| 431B | Dean ML. Ebony board and floyd. |
| 432A | Dean V. with flame cap and floyd. |
| 432B | Dean V with a flame cap and floyd. |
| 433 | 40s carved-top Harmony Cremona. Fancy with herringbone and pearl. Rubyburst. |
| 434 | 60s Japanese hollow body les paul with f-holes. Sunburst |
| 435 | Clarion tenor banjo. Tulip vine of pearl, fancy purfling resonator. |
| 436 | Hagstrom II. Sunburst. Comes with original tiger-striped cased. |
| 437 | Black plastic Hagstrom. with KingÕs neck. |
| 438 | Ibanez Axestar. Black. Japanese headless bass with bizarre abstract body. Two humbuckings and original form-fit base. |
| 439A | Vox Phantom guitar case (empty). |
| 440A | Neil Shoan Odyessy. High-end, neck-through PRS-style guitar. Les paul-like; two humbuckings. |
| 440B | 60s Fender Strat case. |
| 441A | Black block jazz bass replica. So REAL it could fool the best! Burgundy-burst. Made in Russia. Comes with Case. |
| 442A | Hofner Cavern bass replica. Early 60s. Two pickups by the neck. |
| 442B | Original Beatle bass case. |
| 443A | 60s Norma elongated stratoid. Sunburst. Cool 60s Japanese. |
| 443B | Vox case. Rectangular. Grey. |
| 444A | Japanese Audition. 60s Sunburst. Very cool primoidal mustang-thang. |
| 444B | 60s Fender Strat case with orange lining. |
| 445A | Silvertone Danelectro. Black sparkle. |
| 445B | Danelectro Short-scale amp and case. |
| 446A | Solid-body baritone with Danelectro neck. Short-scale.Yellow. |
| 446B | Danelectro short-scale amp and case. |
| 447A | Early Japanese Mustang with raised metal pickguard. Tan body. |
| 447B | Fender Bullet molded case. |
| 448A | Japanese 60s Orpheus. Super-clean. Red-burst, rocket switches. Mustang-ish. Original triangular case (hard). Came from a time machine and looks brand-new! |
| 449 | USA-Dean Strat. Humbucking at the bridge. Two single coils. 24 frets. |
| 450A | National. Grey double-neck, 8-string lap. Rainbow-colored inlay markers. |
| 450B | Fender case. |
| 451A | Univox plexiglass guitar. |
| 451B | Alembic bass case. Stanley Clark-style. |
| 452A | Kaye single cutaway archtop hollow bass. Weird 4-in-line peghead. Interesting graphics. |
| 452B | USA Flying V case. Fender-style. |
| 453 | Peavey F-27. Ugly T-40 era guitar, but has single coil in neck. Very high-quality. Original molded case |
| 454A | 61 red English Vox Stroller. Like Mustang. Clean. Rare. |
| 454B | Peavey case. Black molded |
| 455 | Harmony. Single cutaway archtop. Early 50s. |
| 456A | Harmony 000 Sovereign. Hourglass body. Early 50s. Pin bridge. Flamed mahogany neck. |
| 456B | Molded classic flight case with built-in humidifier. |
| 457 | 62 Electro Rickenbacker lap steel. Red (with case). |
| 458 | Bird Dog. Red. Two Firebird pickups, maple strat neck. |
| 459 | Regal baritone yukelele. Solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides. |
| 460 | Penn Kaye-built 50s tenor banjo. 16-lug with resonator. |
| 461 | Beautiful 30s Maybelle tenor guitar. Regal-esque peghead. Mother-of-toiletseat fretboard and peghead overlay. Solid spruce top with tobacco sunburst finish. |
| 462A | Italian Eko 000 steel string. 60s. |
| 462B | Durado 60s Japanese 12 000-size. |
| 462C | Japanese Classic. Cheap-O. |
| 462D | 60s Eko 12. D-size. Ranger-12. |
| 462E | Espanola Mexican D-18. (Side damage: will probably be fine). Filipino J-45 copy with Gibson decal and flower pot. Ruby-burst. Round shoulders and solid top. |
| 463A | Kimberly 60s fiddle bass. Tiesco-ish big body. Sunburst. |
| 463B | Early 60s Tiesco Mustang-thing. Tobacco sunburst. |
| 463C | 00-17 Gibson 1940 |
| 463D | Solid wood Martin 12 Copy from the Philippines. |
| 464 | 1964 Eko L-7. Rubyburst, two pickups. |
| 465 | 1960s pear-shaped 000 Kay. Pin bridge neck reset. Subtle tobacco finish. All birch. |
| 466A | 1-28 Washburn Circa 1910. Pyramid bridge. Original tuners with bone buttons. |
| 466B | 1920s 0-size with oak back and sides. |
| 466C | 1890s European L-size. Flame maple. Herringbone multi-purflings. Bone tuning buttons. |
| 466D | 0-18 Stella. Birch back and sides; solid spruce top. |
| 467A | Jumbo Kay archtop. Kamico. Oval sound hole. |
| 467B | Kay Thinline 125 Two segmented f-holes. |
| 468A | Long-scale Japanese bass Redburst. 60s. |
| 468B | P-bass case Hard. Formfit. |
| 469 | Wretched Japanese electric. Two pickup. |
| 470 | 60s Tiesco MusicLander-style. |
| 471 | Harmony Jizzcaster. Redburst. |
| 472 | West P-bass copy. Maroon. |
| 473* | White surfing Univox. Jag-like. Has raised design on peghead. Whammy. Original strap even. |
| 474* | Blueridge J-200 solid top Rounded cutaway. Pickup with EQ. New/old stock. The production is long gone. |
| 475 | Kay L-7 Solid top |
| 476A | Early kookie Japanese Astrotone. WILD-looking. Chrome. Rocket switches. Sunburst. Two pickups. Good quality. |
| 476B | Red Kappa Continental mustang-style. Two pickup. |
| 476C | Aria 60s Japanese 330 with lots of toiletseat. |
| 476D | Cheesy SG copy Good pickups |
| 476E | Italian Classic Not bad |
| 477A | Supro Pocket bass. Sunburst |
| 477B | Les paul case |
| 478 | Eko Baracuda. Redburst |
| 479A | 1920s Stella. 0-18 Sylvia brand. Neck reset. |
| 479B | Recangular extra-wide Vox case |
| 480A | Tiesco Red to black sunburst. 3-pickups. Four rocker switches. Telecastor neck. |
| 480B | Fender Bullet molded case |
| 481A | Franciscan 12-string carcass. Broken peghead |
| 481B | Decca child's guitar. 0-size. Not bad |
| 482A | Vox 330 Three pickup. Sunburst, funky body, good neck with ebony fretboard |
| 482B | Gibson 330 case. Cardboard |
| 483 | White JB Player PJ bass with battery and FM transmitter (Professional Series). |
| 484A | 60s Harmony five-string banjo. 30 lugs with resonator. Sliding fifth string Capo |
| 484B | Banjo case. Hardshell Canadian |
| 485 | Beltone (postcard) mandolin with resonator |
| 486A | American Conservatory of Music tenor banjo. 24 brackets. Bird's Eye rim |
| 486B | 20s banjo case. Hardshell . 31-1/2" by 12-1/2" | \
| 487 | New York S.S. Stewart banjo/mandolin circa 1920. 20 brackets. Metal rim with maple. Snowflake inlays. Original hardshell case |
| 488 | Cremona violin. 13" scale length. Hardshell case. (no bow). Beginners |
| 489 | Stella 0-18 (13-1/2"). Scale length 24-3/4". Circa 1930. Pin bridge |
| 490 | 1930s 00-archtop with a round sound hole. Looks like Kay. Solid wood. Ragtime guitar |
| 491 | White Alamo thinline with original grey case |
| 492 | Hohner RGK512. D-size 12-string. Good neck angle (which is surprising). |
| 493A | Japanese electric/acoustic. Bolt neck F-5 copy mandolin |
| 493B | A-style mandolin circa 1910. All mahogany with ropelike black and white purfling. Oval sound hole |
| 493C | 14-string mandolin thing. Probably Portugese. Solid spruce top, archtop, round sound hole |
| 493D | 12-string teardrop mandolin. Solid top. Made in LapuLapu City. Fancy carved peghead. Fancy purfling. Light ruby top |
| 493E | 8-string teardrop mandolin. Brazilian rosewood back and sides. Flat top, round sound hole. Fancy sound hole ring. Pretty cool |
| 494 | Giannini teardrop mandolin. Brazilian rosewood back and sides. Solid spruce top. Archtop with round sound hole with fancy rosette |
| 500 | Japanese National brand telecaster. Three-tone sunburst. Tunamatic bridge. Two slide switches. Gotoh gears. Made for Sears. Funky, but cool. ! |
| 501A | Hondo famed strat. All blonde with gold hardware and Kahler bridge. Gold Grovers. Swamp ash body with maple neck. Virtually new. MasterCaster 003 |
| 501B | Hardshell strat case. Formfit |
| 502 | Tiesco tulip trade-in. Moose brand. Flora pickguard, two pickups with slide switches. Clean. Tunamatic and Gotoh gears |
| 503 | 60s Japanese Tiesco. Tunamatic bridge, raised chrome ickguards with giant thumbwheels and rocker switches. Big peghead and three-tone sunburst. Ala Hound Dog Taylor |
| 504 | Harmony Silvertone. 1963 tobacco-burst Jizzcaster. 24 inch scale length -- like Mustang |
| 505A | 1965 Eko FD-10 Model 100. Rubyburst, accordion switches. Gotoh gears. Staple pickups |
| 505B | D-size plastic case. Molded |
| 506 | 1957 Jimmy Reed Silvertone. Iceberg pickups. Rubyburst |
| 507 | 0-size Russian guitar. 7-strings. Unique. Solid woods. Blonde. Commie travel axe |
| 508 | Gibson Dove carcass. Flame back and sides. Split parallelogram neck. Top trash |
| 509 | Fender Telecaster Bullet. Weird pink splotchy finish. Barbie-style |
| 510 | 60s three-pickup Hargstrom III. SG-shaped body. Lots of stupid switches. Skinny pencil-dick neck. Blonde |
| 511 | 60s Italian 330 replica with Welson. Two pickups. Telecaster-style switch. Five-piece neck Skinny Birdland-style. Sunburst. New/old stock with original transparent clear gig bag |
| 512 | Early 60s Goya folk guitar. 00-size. Solid German spruce top. Wide 12-fret steel string neck. Finger-pickers special |
| 513 | 60s Silvertone Jizzcaster. Redburst. Virtually new: In original case, cord and body condom (clear plastic scratch-guard that snaps around guitar body) |
| 514 | 1950s Regal. Like big rounded-shoulder Dreadnaught. Baseball bat neck. Reset. Plays good. Pin bridge. DEEP body |
| 515 | Subway solid body mandocello. Metallic red |
| 516 | 60s Tiesco mini-330. Super-cool. Great blues guitar. Sunburst finish. Two pickups |
| 517 | Howling Wolf Tiesco. Solid body with built-in amp and speaker. Silvertone brand |
| 518 | Hagstrom 60s folk guitar. >Gibson-esque. German spruce top. 000-18 size. Sunburst finish |
| 519 | Early 60s Japanese folk guitar. Slotted peghead. All blonde. Solid wood. Fancy pearl sound hole ring |
| 520 | Bizarre California 60s guitar. Five sound holes. Herringbone purfling. Abalone inlay in neck. Built by Bob Reigel in 1972. All mahogany. Weird Cowboy guitar |
| 521 | Early 60s Japanese Audition. Spooky ghostlike (Caspar the Ghost) pickguard. Small body. Big neck |
| 522 | 1960s Magnetone Tornado. Fender-esque. Sunburst. Original molded flight case |
| 523 | Single cutaway Harmony Rocket -- but has Barclay decal on peghead |
| 524 | Orange 50s Kay. Solid body with Marjo's putzy peghead |
| 525 | Weirdest electric 12. Giant peghead. Ric-style. 330 body. Sunburst. Japanese |
| 526 | Japanese Kent 330 copy. Sunburst |
| 527 | Aria 330 copy. Green-burst |
| 528 | 80s Japanese electric. Neck-through. Two octave. Offset body. Two humbuckings. High-quality guitar |
| 529 | Japanese Westminister Classic. Top fracture |
| 530 | Green-burst Harmony. 1968. Ric-style. Weird f-hole and slider pots |
| 531 | Early 60s Ibanez. Stratoid. Rocker switches. Sunburst body. Two pickups |
| 532 | Sunburst 60s Astrotone. Weird metal pickguard and two Firebird pickups. Gotohs. Red sunburst |
| 533 | 60s stratoid Kent. Three pickups. Sunburst. Rocker switches |
| 534 | Mitchell D-18. Broken peghead repaired. Goldtone top. Good gears |